Friday, May 27, 2011

French Ligue 1 Opta Facts - 29th May


Arles-Avignon v Sochaux
Arles-Avignon have won their last two league games, keeping a clean sheet in the process.
Two of Arles-Avignon's three Ligue 1 wins have come on match days 36 and 37.
Sochaux have won 16 league games for the first time since 2003-04.
Sochaux have won four of their five league games this season against promoted opposition.
Arles-Avignon need a victory in order to avoid equalling the all-time record of lowest number of wins in a single Ligue 1 season.
Sochaux have scored 57 Ligue 1 goals for the first time since 1981-82.
A league-low 27% of Sochaux's points this term were picked-up on the road.
Ideye Brown is the first Sochaux player to bag 15 Ligue 1 goals in a single season since Pierre-Alain Frau in 2003-04.

Bordeaux v Montpellier
Bordeaux have lost five home league games for the first time since 1979-80.
Montpellier have lost more Ligue 1 games at Bordeaux than at any other away ground (14).
Montpellier could complete their first-ever double of Bordeaux in Ligue 1 history, after having beaten them in the first leg.
Since last season, all three penalties awarded in league encounters between these teams were missed.
Bordeaux have conceded 42 goals for the first time since 2003-04.
Montpellier have lost their last three away games in Ligue 1.
Montpellier have failed to score in four of their last five league games.

Brest v Toulouse
Brest have only won one of their 17 Ligue 1 encounters against Toulouse, their lowest win ratio (6%) against any opponent faced in more than one season.
Brest's last three home games have all ended in draws.
Toulouse have failed to win any of their last four Ligue 1 away games, drawing three and losing one.
If Brest keep a clean sheet they will equal their best ever defensive record in a top flight campaign (1986-87).
Toulouse goalkeeper Ali Ahamada has kept five clean sheets in only seven Ligue 1 starts.

Caen v Marseille
Marseille are unbeaten in their last game of the Ligue 1 season since 2002-03.
Marseille have won their last three trips to Caen in Ligue 1.
None of the last 15 Ligue 1 meetings between Caen and Marseille have ended in a draw, Caen winning five and Marseille 10.
Caen are unbeaten in the last six match days, their longest run this term.
Marseille have won just one of their last five league games.
Since Didier Deschamps was appointed as manager, Marseille have won more away games than any other team in Ligue 1 (17).
Loïc Rémy could become the first Marseille player to score in five consecutive Ligue 1 appearances since Alen Boksic in 1993.
Romain Hamouma has scored or assisted nine of Caen's last 12 Ligue 1 goals.

Lille v Rennes
Lille are Ligue 1 Champions for the first time in 57 years.
Rennes have not won at Lille in Ligue 1 since May 1966.
Rennes have won just twice in their 34 trips to Lille in top-flight history.
Since Rudi Garcia was appointed as manager, Lille have won more home games than any other team in Ligue 1 (38).
Lille have scored first in a league-high 27 games this season.
Lille are unbeaten in their last seven league matches, currently the longest run.
Lille have failed to score only once in their last 32 home games in Ligue 1.
Moussa Sow could become the first Lille player to be crowned Ligue 1 top scorer since Jean Baratte in 1948-49.

Lorient v Auxerre
Lorient have won just one of their 13 league meetings with Auxerre.
Auxerre have kept a clean sheet in their last two trips to Lorient.
Lorient have failed to win any of their last four league games, currently the joint-longest run.
Lorient are unbeaten in their last 15 home league games, drawing all of the last six.
Auxerre could equal Bordeaux' all-time Ligue 1 record of 20 draws in 2004-05.
Auxerre are unbeaten in their last four away Ligue 1 games, winning one and drawing three.
Kevin Gameiro will attempt to become the first-ever player to score 50 Ligue 1 goals with Lorient.

Monaco v Lyon
Monaco could be relegated from Ligue 1 for the fourth time in their history.
Lyon are unbeaten in their last seven Ligue 1 encounters with Monaco.
No team currently ranked in the top seven spots have managed to win at Monaco this term in Ligue 1.
70% of goals conceded by Lyon this term in Ligue 1 have come after the half-time break.
Lyon have failed to win five consecutive away league games for the first time since 2007-08.
Only Arles-Avignon have scored fewer goals at home (13) than Monaco (16) this term in Ligue 1
This will be Monaco's 2000th Ligue 1 game.
Lyon could finish outside the top three for the first time since 1998-99.

Nancy v Lens
Lens have lost their last three trips to Nancy in Ligue 1.
Lens have scored in all of their last 11 trips to Nancy in Ligue 1.
15 goals have been scored in the last four Ligue 1 meetings between these teams.
Nancy have won their last two league games, keeping a clean sheet in the process.
Nancy have scored more than once in three consecutive league matches for the first time since April 2009.
Lens have drawn their last three away Ligue 1 games.
Lens' last two away goals have been headers from youngster Raphael Varane.

St Etienne v Paris SG
Paris SG have failed to win any of their last 10 Ligue 1 matches played in May.
St Etienne have lost their last three Ligue 1 games, currently the longest run.
Paris SG have scored only one goal in their last seven trips to St Etienne in Ligue 1.
Paris SG have failed to win any of their last five competitive games.
Paris SG are unbeaten in their last four Ligue 1 meetings with St Etienne (three wins and one draw).
Mathieu Bodmer has scored nine goals in all competitions this season, equalling his most prolific tally, with Lille in 2006-07.

Valenciennes v Nice
Nice have won six of their last nine Ligue 1 meetings with Valenciennes, but have lost their last two trips to the Nungesser stadium.
Valenciennes have drawn their last three Ligue 1 games, currently the longest run.
Valenciennes have drawn more games this term than in any of their other Ligue 1 campaigns (18).
Valenciennes have dropped more points than any other Ligue 1 team this season after taking the lead (24).
Only two of the 10 away goals netted by Nice this term in the league have come from strikers.
Nice have scored a league-high seven goals in second-half injury time this season.
Foued Kadir has scored in each of his last three appearances at home in Ligue 1.